WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Objective To bring clarity and agreement (at least on key components) on a definition of WASH Sustainability Defining WASH Sustainability 1 Photos by Brent Stirton/Getty Images, Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Defining WASH Sustainability 2 Draft principles Obtain feedback Develop charter Draft mission / vision Develop practices / metrics WASH sustainability process map

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Mission & Vision Statements From WASH and International Development Role Players

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 We are working with a wide range of partners to invest in effective sanitation approaches that will contribute to a world where children and families lead healthier, more productive lives. We invest in approaches that help end open defecation and unsafe sanitation in rural communities and help to develop the tools and technology that will allow the urban poor access to sustainable non-piped sanitation. 4

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 The vision of X is to be recognized and respected as an international organization whose members deliver sustainable solutions to developing communities worldwide and make use of their diverse technical expertise to solve critical problems affecting the health of our planet. 5

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 X works to transform the delivery of safe water and sanitation through partnerships that catalyze financial support and innovation for sustainable solutions. 6

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Since its foundation X has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain. 7

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Since its foundation X has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain. 8

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Our mission is to assist people in developing countries with access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education by offering sustainable solutions through advocacy, learning and collaborative programming. Vision – X seeks a world where everybody is able to use safe water, has access to basic sanitation and practices good hygiene. 9

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Water for all water users: Water of sufficient quality and quantity is vital for all water users (energy producers, farmers and ranchers, fish and wildlife, manufacturers, recreationists, rural and urban dwellers); Managing water sustainably: Water resources management is crucial for providing tomorrow’s children with social and economic stability in a healthy and sustainable environment.; Personal responsibility for water resources: Awareness of and respect for water resources can encourage a personal, lifelong commitment of responsibility and positive community participation 10

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Our purpose is to expand giving, promote everyday philanthropy, deepen civic engagement, and broaden the use of new technologies to make giving more informed, efficient, and effective. We seek to do this while emphasizing the value of collaboration across all sectors, individual and organizational leadership, and entrepreneurship. 11

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 The overall objective of X in the area of WASH is to contribute to the realization of children’s rights to survival and development through promotion of the sector and support to national programmes that increase equitable and sustainable access to, and use of, safe water and basic sanitation services, and promote improved hygiene. 12

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Our purpose is to expand giving, promote everyday philanthropy, deepen civic engagement, and broaden the use of new technologies to make giving more informed, efficient, and effective. We seek to do this while emphasizing the value of collaboration across all sectors, individual and organizational leadership, and entrepreneurship. 13

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Sustainable development means meeting the needs of today (food, shelter, employment, etc.) without compromising the ability of future generations from also meeting those same needs. We believe in the power of individuals, the private sector, local actors, governments and others to support the X leadership in conserving the wonders of the natural world toward promoting sustainable development. Our programs have helped local communities develop sustainable livelihoods around some of our world's most treasured World Heritage sites. 14

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 To be an effective participant and partner in the UN Millennium Goal to bring safe and sustainable drinking water, effective sanitation, and health and hygiene education to the over 2 billion people around the world in need of these basic life systems. 15

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 X works to build a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and where no one suffers or dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease. We work with people and partners to develop innovative and long- lasting solutions to the water, sanitation, and hygiene problems in the developing world. We strive to continually improve, to experiment with promising new ideas, and to leverage resources to multiply our impact. 16

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 X’s mission is to achieve sustainable water supply, sanitation and hygiene for all people in the world. Achieving this mission would be nothing short of world-changing. For if it happened, it would mean that sanitation, hygiene and water supply coverage was universal. That would mean protecting and enhancing not only people’s health, but their dignity, environment, and their economic well being as well. 17

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 At X, our approach—to train, equip, and consult nationals—ensures that the energy and resources contributed by volunteers and donors result in sustainable, participatory water systems that meet the long-term needs of communities. 18

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Definitions of Sustainable Development

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Brundlant Report “Our Common Future”, 1987 Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 20

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 International Institute for Sustainable Development, USA To be sustainable, development must improve economic efficiency, protect and restore ecological systems and enhance the well-being of all peoples. 21

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 UK Government White Paper, “A better Quality of Life”, 1999 Sustainable development is a very simple idea. It is about ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come. 22

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2003 Sustainable development involves the simultaneous pursuit of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity. Companies aiming for sustainability need to perform not against a single, financial bottom line but against the triple bottom line. 23

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development /DAC 1998 in CINARA/ IRC/ WSP, 1997 A development programme is sustainable “when it is capable of supplying an appropriate level of benefits during an extensive time period after the withdrawal of all forms of support from the external agency” 24

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Possible Definitions of Sustainability for WASH

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development /DAC 1998 in CINARA/ IRC/ WSP, 1997 A [WASH] development programme is sustainable “when it is capable of supplying an appropriate level of benefits during an extensive time period after the withdrawal of all forms of support from the external agency” 26

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 IRC, Schouten and Moriarty 2003 Includes as part of the definition of sustainability: “A system that reliably and sustainability meets the needs of 80% of the population while leaving the poorest 20% un-served cannot be counted a success” 27

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 World Bank (Lockwood, Bakalian, Wakeman), interim product Continued flow of benefits, or services, after the withdrawal of external support or outside assistance. 28

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Abrams, 1998 Whether or not [a water system] continues to work over time 29

WASH Sustainability Forum – January 14, 2011 Where are we trying to go? 30